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Connecticut Statutes § 9-433 Notice of primary; state and district office

⤴ Up to Subpart A: Major Parties

Statute Text

(a) After the deadline set forth in section 9-400 for filing candidacies, and upon the completion of the tabulation of petition signatures, if any, if one or more candidacies for nomination by a political party to a state or district office have been filed in accordance with the provisions of section 9-400 , the Secretary of the State shall notify the clerk of each town within the state or within the district, as the case may be, that a primary is to be held by such party for the nomination of such party to such office. Such notice shall include a list of all the proposed candidates, those endorsed by the convention as well as those filing candidacies, together with their addresses and the titles of the office for which they are candidates and, if applicable, a statement that unaffiliated electors may vote in the primary. The clerk of each such town shall thereupon cause such notice to be published forthwith in a newspaper having a general circulation in such town, or towns in the case of a joint publication under subsection (b) of this section, together with a statement of the date upon which the primary is to be held, the hours during which the polls shall be open and the location of the polls.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any charter or home rule ordinance, the warning under subsection (a) of this section may be published jointly by two or more towns in a newspaper, provided all other requirements of this section with respect to such warning are met.

Source

(June, 1955, S. 597d; November, 1955, S. N80; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 26; 1958 Rev., S. 9-108; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 59; 393, S. 5; P.A. 79-616, S. 22; P.A. 87-509, S. 14, 24; P.A. 03-241 , S. 41 ; P.A. 11-173 , S. 58 .)

History

Amended by P.A. 23-0022 , S. 30 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session , eff. 10/1/2023 .

Amended by P.A. 21-0002 , S. 133 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session , eff. 6/23/2021 .

Amended by P.A. 11-0173 , S. 58 of the the 2011 Regular Session , eff. 7/1/2011 .

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